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Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898 – June 4, 1968) was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame .
Dorothy Gish. Actress: Nell Gwyn. Dorothy Gish was born into a broken family where her restless father James Lee Gish was frequently absent. Mary Robinson McConnell a.k.a. Mary Gish, her mother, had entered into acting to make money to support the family.
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898 – June 4, 1968) was an American actress. She was born in Dayton, Ohio. She was very young when her father abandoned the family. Dorothy, her older sister Lillian, and their mother entered the theatrical profession to support themselves.
Mar 11, 2008 · Dorothy Gish (born March 11, 1898, Massillon, Ohio, U.S.—died June 4, 1968, Rapallo, Italy) was an American actress who, like her sister Lillian, was a major figure in silent films, particularly director D.W. Griffith’s classics. Gish grew up in New York City and made her stage debut at age four.
Lillian Diana Gish was born on October 14, 1893, in Springfield, Ohio, the first child of actress Mary Robinson McConnell, and James Leigh Gish. [5] [6] Lillian had a younger sister, Dorothy, who also became a popular movie star. Her mother was a Scottish Episcopalian and her father was of German Lutheran descent.
Actress: Nell Gwyn. Dorothy Gish was born into a broken family where her restless father James Lee Gish was frequently absent. Mary Robinson McConnell a.k.a. Mary Gish, her mother, had entered into acting to make money to support the family.
Dorothy passed away in 1968 at the age of 70 in Italy. This brief summary does little justice to the career nor the delightful personality that was Dorothy Gish. Her life and career will be explored in detail via a biography that is currently being researched with the intent for publication.
